I was saddened but not surprised at the news that Avocet Hardware had been placed into administration and I certainly feel sympathetic to the position of all those staff who have been or will be affected.

The Mila Test Centre in Daventry has added two further British Standards to its testing schedule and can now offer customers both Neutral Salt Spraying testing to BS EN1670:2007 and Weathertightness testing to: BS 6375-1:2009.

Video blogs – or vlogs – are the latest innovation on the Mila website at www.mila.co.uk . Launched earlier this year, they add another dimension to our site and are part of our strategy to make the online experience as interesting and valuable as possible for visitors.

Mila spends a great deal of time and resources on successful online marketing campaigns and in supporting our customers with downloadable sales and marketing material and a continually updated websites with dynamic innovations such as new video blogs.

Solidor was the first composite door manufacturer to switch to Mila’s new ProStyle range of coordinated hardware in October 2010 and, one year on, is reporting increased sales and positive feedback from customers.